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John Riley Edmunds

John Riley Edmunds

Male 1895 -

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Riley Edmunds was born in Mar 1895 (son of Henry Hurt Edmunds and Louise Gilmer Riley).

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Banister) (Houston) Halifax, Halifax Co., VA


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Hurt Edmunds was born in Dec 1870 (son of Paul Carrington Edmunds and Phoebe Ann Easley); died in 1958.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: coal dealer

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Banister) (Houston) Halifax, Halifax Co., VA

    Henry married Louise Gilmer Riley on 16 Dec 1892. Louise was born in May 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Louise Gilmer Riley was born in May 1870.
    Children:
    1. Emma C. Edmunds was born in Nov 1893.
    2. 1. John Riley Edmunds was born in Mar 1895.
    3. Elizabeth H. Edmunds was born in Nov 1896.
    4. Margaret C. Edmunds was born in Nov 1899.
    5. Louis Edmunds was born cal 1901.
    6. Richard Edmunds was born cal 1903.
    7. Phoebe Edmunds was born cal 1908.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Paul Carrington Edmunds was born on 11 Nov 1836 (son of John Richard Edmunds and Mildred Carrington Coles); died on 12 Mar 1899.

    Notes:

    Graduate of the University of Virginia. Received law degree from William & Mary 1857. Paul was a Lt. in the Confederate Army, served in the Virginia State Senate 1881-1888. Was elected Democrat to 51st, 52nd, and 53rd Congresses. Round Hill given by father John R. Edmunds in 1860.

    Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
    about Paul Carrington Edmunds
    Name: Paul Carrington Edmunds
    Date of Death: 12 Mar 1899
    Elected Office(s): Representative, Delegate
    Elected Date(s): 4 Mar 1889
    State: Virginia
    Country: United States of America
    Biography: a Representative from Virginia; born at ''Springwood,'' the country estate, near Halifax Court House, Halifax County, Va., November 1, 1836; studied under a private teacher; was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1855, and from the law department of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1857; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Jefferson City, Mo.; returned to Virginia in 1859 and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his farm in Halifax County; served as first lieutenant, Company A, Montague's battalion, in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of the Virginia State senate 1881-1888; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1895); chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1894; died in Houston, Halifax County, Va., March 12, 1899; interment in St. John's Churchyard, Halifax, Va.

    Birth:
    "Springwood", Halifax, Halifax Co., VA

    Died:
    (Banister) (Houston) Halifax, Halifax Co., VA

    Paul married Phoebe Ann Easley on 18 Jan 1859. Phoebe was born on 18 Oct 1837; died on 13 Jul 1898 in Lynchburg, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Phoebe Ann Easley was born on 18 Oct 1837; died on 13 Jul 1898 in Lynchburg, VA.
    Children:
    1. William Holt Edmunds was born cal 1867.
    2. 2. Henry Hurt Edmunds was born in Dec 1870; died in 1958.
    3. John R. Edmunds was born cal 1862.
    4. Jr. Paul Carrington Edmunds was born cal 1865.
    5. James E. Edmunds was born cal 1859.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Richard Edmunds was born on 26 Aug 1812 (son of Henry Edmunds and Martha W. Morton); died on 8 May 1873.

    Notes:

    John Richard Edmunds was a wealthy man before the Civil War, a staunch sympathizer with the South, and among the many conspicuous services that he did was the building for the Confederate government that section of the Southern Railway lying between Danville and Greensboro. He owned many slaves and other property and was also a large landowner, building Redfield plantation. He attended the University of Virginia, 1828-32, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree. He married Mildred Coles in 1836 and lived at "Redfield", Halifax County, Virginia.

    Died:
    "Elm Hill", VA

    John married Mildred Carrington Coles in Jan 1836 in Virginia, USA. Mildred (daughter of Isaac Howell Coles and Mildred Lightfoot Carrington) was born on 1 Mar 1820; died on 28 Dec 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mildred Carrington Coles was born on 1 Mar 1820 (daughter of Isaac Howell Coles and Mildred Lightfoot Carrington); died on 28 Dec 1889.
    Children:
    1. Sallie Edmunds was born on 21 Jun 1850 in Halifax County, VA; died in 1918.
    2. 4. Paul Carrington Edmunds was born on 11 Nov 1836; died on 12 Mar 1899.
    3. Ann Lightfoot Edmunds was born on 30 Mar 1838.
    4. Henry Edmunds was born on 26 Aug 1842; died on 15 Feb 1907.
    5. Elizabeth Coles Edmunds was born on 14 Jun 1848.
    6. Mildred Coles Edmunds was born on 1 Jul 1852.
    7. Lyttleton Edmunds was born on 26 Sep 1854.
    8. Edward Carrington Edmunds was born on 20 May 1857 in Halifax County, VA; died on 22 Dec 1916.
    9. Jr. John Richard Edmunds was born on 14 Apr 1845.